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Do you take after your dad’s RNA?
(arstechnica.com)
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Hmmm … what would be the evolutionary perspective on this? A Lamarckian process overlaid on a Mendelian/genetic process through epigenetic modulation, passing on modifications based on parents’ local experiences of the current environment?
To us expecting to live 80 years, it might seem silly. But for mammals hoping to just survive, it may make lots of sense.
I guess it makes sense for microadjustments to happen in response to environmental changes since it would nudge the offspring towards having a better chance at survival.